Before you begin planting your seed, it is very important to disinfect seedling supplies and plant pots! When the holidays are over, I get that itch to begin gardening again. Browsing through seed catalogs on those slow winter days also stirs those gardening desires. After I place my seed orders, I set aside time to disinfect my seed starting supplies and later before transplanting, I will also disinfect all my planting pots. Related Articles You May Be Interested In: Seed Starting 101: Essential Seed Starting Equipment The Best Way to Store Your Seeds How to Make Money Selling Seedlings Scroll…
This week in our Farm Fresh Tuesday Blog Hop, I am featuring an article about how to grow more food with cool season crops. To live a fully self sufficient lifestyle, you must grow more food with fall and winter crops! Year Round Vegetable Gardening for More Food If you are a homesteader, and you want to live a self sufficient lifestyle, than you must consider how to grow more food with fall and winter crops. When most folks think about having a vegetable garden, it is just a one season garden. They prepare for the garden in spring, plant…
This week in our Farm Fresh Tuesday Blog Hop, I am featuring a yummy recipe for spaghetti squash cauliflower alfredo sauce casserole….putting this on my must make soon list! Winter Squash: One of the Easiest Vegetables to Grow! If you are new to vegetable gardening, winter squash is one of the easiest things that you can grow. It is also easy to store for a long time, in a cool dark place. It is also a food where you get a lot of bang for your buck. Spaghetti squash is one of those winter squashes! And it is…
This week in our Farm Fresh Tuesday Blog Hop, I am featuring a recipe that is perfect for those busy nights during the holidays, or hosting a holiday get together! Easy Food Prep for the Holidays The holidays can be a super busy time. Sometimes coming up with a quick and easy, yet festive dinner or snack can be a challenge when you are short on time. That is why this Pull Apart Pizza Christmas Tree Recipe that I have chosen to feature this week, is perfect! Whether you serve it as a dinner for your family, or use it…
This week in our Farm Fresh Tuesday Blog Hop, I am featuring a post that is perfect for starting the new year off! It is about alternatives to New Years resolutions! Happy New Year! First thing first, I want to wish all of you a wonderful, healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year! I hope all your dreams come true this year. We are spending a quiet evening at home this New Year’s Eve and we are looking forward to it. 🙂 Our Featured Post this Week: Alternatives to New Year’s Resolutions 8 Alternatives to New Year’…
This week in our Farm Fresh Tuesday Blog Hop, I am featuring a post that shares 50+ Handmade Gift Ideas! Just in time to make some to give away as Christmas Gifts this year! More Handmade Gift Ideas Some additional handmade gift ideas we have featured here on The Reid Homestead: How to Make and Use Dandelion Salve Outdoor Christmas Gnomes Tutorial DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub More Gift Ideas for Homesteaders and Gardeners Other articles here on The Reid Homestead with excellent holiday gift ideas include: Holiday Gift Guide for Gardeners Best Gardening Shoes for Women Photo Boxes for Storing…